Print Description
Original master print, titled: ‘Soir’. It shows an interior at night, with an old woman reading to a young couple. The woman of the couple is doing needlepoint, while a dog lies curled up at their feet.
Made by after an anonymous artist.
Medium: mezzotint engraving / etching with hand colouring on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 52 x 46 cm (20.47 x 18.11 inch). Image size: 48 x 42 cm. (18.9 x 16.54 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. A small hole in the bottom right corner, a small tear in the top margin restored. Remains of framing to the rear of the sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
COUPLE-GRANDMOTHER-READING-DOG | DP-B1-13
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Original antique master print. Our definition of a Master Print is a seperately published print or series of prints, not being an illustrative print to a text. These can both be prints made by old masters (artists) or prints made by others (artists, engravers, etchers) after old masters. Artists and Engravers: Engraved nd designed by Regnault. This print was published by Christy, c.1780.
Biography engraver: Nicolas-Francois Regnault (1746-1810) was a French painter and engraver.
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